Ralph Vaughan Williams - Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No. 7)
Forces or Category: Soprano solo, SSA chorus, & full orchestra Orchestration: 3 fl (III doubling picc.), 3 ob (III doubling cor anglais), 3 cl (III doubling bass cl.), 3 bsn (III doubling contra), 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc, celesta, hp, pno, org, soprano solo, women's voices, str
Forces or Category: Soprano solo, SSA chorus, & full orchestra
Orchestration: 3 fl (III doubling picc.), 3 ob (III doubling cor anglais), 3 cl (III doubling bass cl.), 3 bsn (III doubling contra), 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc, celesta, hp, pno, org, soprano solo, women's voices, str
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Fl.<br />
Picc.<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Ob. 1 2<br />
C. A.<br />
Cl.<br />
(Bb) 1 2<br />
B. Cl.<br />
(Bb)<br />
Bsn. 1 2<br />
C. Bsn.<br />
Cor.<br />
(F)<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
1<br />
Tpt.<br />
(Bb)<br />
2<br />
3<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Tbn.<br />
Tba.<br />
Timp.<br />
Perc.<br />
Hp.<br />
Pfte.<br />
Org.<br />
Ped.<br />
Vln. I<br />
Vln. II<br />
Vla.<br />
Vcl.<br />
Db.<br />
3<br />
9<br />
ff<br />
q bbŠ bbŠ ‰ ‰<br />
Vb<br />
127 *<br />
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==‰ b‰ ˆ Š f t r ==‰<br />
p q q<br />
p<br />
Vb q ff pp cresc.<br />
Š bŠ ‰ ‰ b‰ ‰ ˆ<br />
ff<br />
Š f<br />
‰<br />
p t Š bŠ ‰<br />
q q<br />
r p b‰<br />
Vb q<br />
ff pp cresc. ff<br />
bŠ bbŠ ‰ ‰ =b‰ b‰ ˆ Š f<br />
b‰<br />
t bŠ bbŠ ‰<br />
p q q<br />
r p =b‰<br />
V q ff pp cresc. ff<br />
bŠ pbŠ ‰ ‰ b‰ ‰ ˆ Š f<br />
‰<br />
t bŠ bŠ ‰<br />
q q<br />
b‰<br />
r p<br />
V # pp cresc.<br />
ff<br />
ff<br />
q bŠ b=Š ‰ ‰<br />
=‰ ˆ Š<br />
bb‰<br />
f<br />
=‰<br />
p t r bŠ b=Š ‰<br />
q q<br />
p bb‰<br />
V # q ff<br />
pp cresc. ff<br />
bŠ bŠ ‰ ‰ b‰ =‰ ˆ Še=‰ t r bŠ bŠ ‰ b‰<br />
Bb p q q<br />
b‰ ˆ Še t r p<br />
q b bŠ pp cresc.<br />
f<br />
b bŠ ‰ ‰ ==‰ b‰ b bŠ b bŠ ‰ ==‰<br />
ff<br />
Bb p q q pp<br />
b‰ ˆ Še t<br />
cresc.<br />
ff<br />
r p<br />
q bŠ bŠ ‰ ‰ =‰ b‰ bŠ bŠ ‰ =‰<br />
ff<br />
pp<br />
V<br />
p q q<br />
= ‰ cresc.<br />
ff<br />
*<br />
ˆ Še t<br />
q bŠ bbŠ ‰ ‰ r p<br />
bb‰ ‰ bŠ b Š ‰ b ff ‰<br />
V p q q<br />
b ‰ ˆˆ<br />
Š<br />
Še t r p<br />
q b b Š b b Š ‰ ‰ b b‰ pp cresc. ff<br />
‰ b b‰ ‰ b bŠ Š b bŠ Š ‰ b b‰ ff<br />
‰<br />
V q pp cresc.<br />
ff<br />
ffŠ Š ‰ ‰ b‰ ‰ ˆ Š f<br />
‰<br />
t Š Š ‰<br />
p b‰<br />
q q<br />
r p<br />
V q ff pp cresc. ff<br />
bbŠ bbŠ ‰ ‰ bb‰ =‰ ˆ Š‰<br />
f t r<br />
bbŠ bbŠ ‰<br />
p q q<br />
p bb‰<br />
Ab q ff<br />
bŠ bbŠ ‰ ‰<br />
pp cresc. ff<br />
=b‰ ‰ ˆ Š bŠ<br />
f t<br />
bbŠ ‰<br />
p q q ‰ =b‰<br />
r p<br />
Bb q ff pp cresc.<br />
bŠ bŠ ‰ ‰ =‰ b‰ ˆ<br />
ff Š f b‰ t r<br />
bŠ bŠ ‰ =‰<br />
Bb p q q pp<br />
b‰ ˆ Še t<br />
cresc.<br />
ff<br />
r p<br />
q bŠ bŠ ‰ ‰ =‰ b‰<br />
ff<br />
pp<br />
bŠ bŠ ‰ =‰<br />
cresc.<br />
ff<br />
B p q q<br />
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<br />
‰ ˆ Še t r p<br />
… ˆ.<br />
p qˆ q tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />
pp cresc.<br />
ff<br />
pp cresc.<br />
ff<br />
<br />
B.D.<br />
<br />
q‰ ˆ p Šet r p<br />
fff<br />
{ V Gong (Solo)<br />
b p<br />
bŠ bŠ Š<br />
q q<br />
p<br />
pp cresc.<br />
gliss.<br />
ff<br />
Bb p q q bŠbŠ=Š=ŠbŠbŠbŠ bŠ Š Še t B= C# D=<br />
r p<br />
{ V b<br />
q bbŠ<br />
b b bŠ ‰ ‰<br />
b bb b b‰<br />
8ve lower<br />
B bŠ Š bŠ Š bŠ Š Š=ŠŠ=Š bŠ ŠbŠŠbŠ Š Š=ŠŠ=ŠbŠŠbŠ ŠbŠ Š Š=ŠŠ=ŠŠe t r V b bŠ<br />
b b bŠ ‰<br />
b bb b b‰<br />
*<br />
Bb<br />
p q q pp<br />
bŠ Š bŠ Š bŠ Š Š=ŠŠ=Š bŠ ŠbŠŠbŠ Š Š=ŠŠ=ŠbŠŠbŠ ŠbŠ Š Š=ŠŠ=ŠŠe t<br />
cresc.<br />
r<br />
p<br />
q bbŠ<br />
‰ ‰ b bbŠ<br />
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b b b bŠ<br />
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b‰<br />
bbŠ bbŠ ‰<br />
{ V bq bbŠ bb Š ‰ ‰ bbb‰ bb = 8ve lower<br />
Solo<br />
‰ ˆ. bbŠ bb Š ‰ bbb‰<br />
fff sostenuto<br />
Bb q bbŠ bb Š ‰ ‰ bbb ‰ bb = ‰ ˆ. bbŠ bb Š ‰ bbb ‰ V<br />
Bb q bŠ bŠ ‰ ‰ bb‰ b ‰ ˆˆ. bŠ bŠ ‰ bb‰<br />
9<br />
*<br />
Vb q ffŠ bŠ ‰ ‰<br />
b b‰ bŠ =Š =Š =Š ŠbŠbŠbŠ<br />
bŠ Š Š =Š Š bŠbŠ bŠ Š Š Š Š Š Š Š=Š Š<br />
p<br />
. . . . . . . . f t r<br />
Š bŠ ‰ b‰<br />
q q . . . . . . . .<br />
. . . . . . . .<br />
p<br />
Vb q bŠ bŠ ‰ ‰ b b‰ pp cresc.<br />
ff<br />
ff<br />
bŠ =Š =Š =Š ŠbŠbŠbŠ<br />
bŠ Š Š =Š Š bŠbŠ bŠ Š.<br />
Š.<br />
Š Š Š Š Š=Š Š<br />
p<br />
. . . . . .<br />
q q . . . . . . . .<br />
. . . . . . . . f t r bŠ bŠ ‰ p b‰<br />
pp cresc.<br />
ff<br />
Ab q<br />
ff<br />
bŠ bŠ ‰ ‰ =‰ bŠ Š Š =Š ŠbŠbŠbŠ<br />
bŠ Š Š =Š Š bŠbŠ bŠ Š.<br />
Š.<br />
Š Š Š Š Š =Š Š<br />
p<br />
. . . . . .<br />
q q f t<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />
r bŠ bŠ ‰ p b‰<br />
pp cresc.<br />
ff<br />
Bb q<br />
ff<br />
bŠ bŠ ‰ ‰ =‰ bŠ Š Š =Š ŠbŠbŠbŠ<br />
bŠ Š Š =Š Š bŠbŠ bŠ Š.<br />
Š Š Š Š Š Š =Š Š<br />
p<br />
. . . . . .<br />
q q . . . . . . . f t r bŠ bŠ ‰<br />
. . . . . . . .<br />
. .<br />
p =‰<br />
Bb q<br />
ff<br />
bŠ bŠ ‰ ‰<br />
m<br />
=‰ b pp<br />
‰ m<br />
b bˆˆ<br />
ff<br />
cresc.<br />
p Š<br />
Še t r bŠ bŠ ‰<br />
q q p =‰<br />
( )<br />
(<br />
)<br />
pp cresc.<br />
*Passages in brackets and cue-size notes to be played only in absence of organ.<br />
ff<br />
b b b bŠ<br />
bb b b bb‰<br />
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